The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-06-04
THEIR WISE WAYS

V~A ~ MI WtF1 lar
brothers, They lived in . couutr, i.
away over the sea. There was only IN
thing to distinguish these four h,
from many others that lived in 4
country. and that was that thew vonI
not learn how things were done,
fact, they disdsined to do things in a
common way, even the simplest duts
that fell to their lot. As q conseou.no.
they made many blunders and had mani
mishaps. very often barely e%scapin1
with their lives.
Now. there are boys and girls TIL.
are very wise for their years. Ih.y
seen some who could give very cIeye
suggestions to older people about al
ing various things. But as a rule M
clever girl or boy has learned thst BET
ter way Of doing it from actual expe
rience. that is, doing it first as oths
people, older than themselves, h.,1
shown them how to do.
Improving on the old way, not dom
things in a new way, is true progress
How fast the world shall improv(
and progress from this day on, by
and girls, is for you to determine.
But l set out to tell some blunder
made by, and some mishaps that beisl.
the four brothers.
They lived in the country. One DAY.
they concluded to build a play house,
They built the walls with pieces d
lumber that they had picked up around
their home. Considering the meteria
used. and the tools they had to worI
with, it was very we'll done.
Then they found aquantity Of Old.
but serviceable shingles, and went To-
work on the roof. Then said Nil ID
his brothers:
Boys. We will begin to-day on th1
shingles from the top. or comb Of th1
house, and work down. By 50 dong
we will have foothold on the lathinS
and can work with more comfort"
Eyes; so we will" cried all ID
chorus.
ut is . WONDER" continued MIL
that house builders have not sdopt1
ed this plan. They always begin d
the caves and work up, and have d
nail planks on as they 60 up to keep
from slipping or But then. they .d
working as their grandfathers did W
fore them"
That's so. Mill, we will do 1t our
own way"
$50 we will, and do it better M
serted Soil.
"And with more ease" added Soil
So they put the shingles on thsf
own way. When everything was fin
ished t hey placed all their things n
the new house. Mil even took h'|
new Sunday suit there and hung ao'
the wall.
That evening came a heavy shower
Of rain. The boys took refuge in thea
new house. To their surprise The r'a
leaked so badly that they were COM
peeled to run to their home for shelter
getting thoroughly wet in doing So
Mill forgot his new suit OF clothes
and left it hanging on the wall pl
several days. soaking wet, and 'nea
on Sunday morning he went to sc' =
he found 1t ruined.
But the worst of all the orosle,.
never sought to find out what m'D'
the roof leak so badly. 4.
One day the boys went in.o ~
woods, and seeing a good'slsed y W.,
that was dead. but still standing NH
said: .,..
..Let US take this tree home Win 70
1t is dry, and will make g00d NV
wood" ~
but we have no axe to cut it 0
said Soil. ,u.
iva rsed an axe. Axe indeedFr
piled Mill with contempt. W'n ~
you. boys. what to do. We will sll. ~
up into the tree. l am the oldss, ,1 AZ
strongest and will 90 first, then W. y,
then Roll, and last Soil wiz ,vu